![]() There is no better person with whom to launch this series of conversations about the power of the written word than Eddie Glaude. In this conversation, Eddie will share all he learned on that journey. ![]() In other words, Eddie turned to Baldwin’s words in a quest to find the right words to make sense of the present. In his book, Begin Again, Eddie “thinks with” Baldwin in order to better understand American history and contemporary politics. Baldwin taught that history is present in all that we do and until we come to terms with our past, we cannot take responsibility for our present. will join me for this first session in this series, Five Things I’ve Learned About America’s Past and Its Urgent Lessons for Today. Eddie and I met through our mutual love of the writer James Baldwin and it is Baldwin who provides the starting point for our conversation. I am thrilled to be hosting a series of four personal conversations with leading writers about their experience of the power of the written word. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America. Hi, I’m Nick Buccola, the author of The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. ![]() View the archive of our 90-minute class and discover the Five Things We’ve Learned about keeping connected to the voices and visions of our country’s past – and about James Baldwin’s America and its urgent lessons for our own. ![]()
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